Last Friday, Alex Anzalone told Sporting News in a confident tone that Notre Dame would beat Alabama, as many Fighting Irish recruits did after the Under Armour All-America Game.

Six days later, he withdrew his commitment to Notre Dame and will enroll early at Florida. Anzalone is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker out of Pennsylvania who is a consensus four-star prospect with dozens of scholarship offers. He has had an unusual ride through the recruiting process. In 2012, he committed to Ohio State early, but then withdrew his commitment after being creeped out when a convicted sex offender posted a photo of himself with Anzalone and some fellow recruits while they visited the Columbus, Ohio, campus. The recruits thought the offender was just another fan.

Brian Kelly's flirtation with an NFL job opening may have been the reason why Alex Anzalone decided to decommit. (AP Photo)